70th Season – 2024-2025 RUSSELL STAGE The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant (Four Old Broads) Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels (August 16-25) Shelter In Place Drama by Henry Feldman, Directed by Danny Seibert (October 11-20) A Tuna Christmas Comedy by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, Directed by Julie Owen (December 6-22) The Premature Corpse Mystery by Mike Johnson, Directed by Vanessa Pearson (January 3 – February 9) The Rainmaker Written by N. Richard Nash. Presented by special arrangement by Concord Theatricals (March 21-30) Four Old Broads on the High Seas Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels (May 2-11) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
69th Season 2023-2024 RUSSELL STAGE Cookin’ With Gus Comedy by Jim Brochu, Directed by Janet SHarpley & Renea Runnels (June 16-25) A Nice Family Gathering By Phil Olson, Directed by Julie Owen (October 27-November 5) Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol Mystery by John Logenbaugh, Directed by Jeff Merriman (December 1-17) Misery Mystery by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Directed by Revis Bell (February 2-11) The Education of Angels Written and Directed by Matthew Carlin (March 15-24) A Little Piece of Heaven Written by Matthew Carlin, Directed by Kathy Pero (May 3-12) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
68th Season – 2022-2023 RUSSELL STAGE Doublewide, Texas Comedy by Jones, Hope & Wooten, Directed by Julie Owen (June 10-19) Murder on the Orient Express Mystery by Ken Ludwig (based on Agatha Christi play), Directed by Stephanie Patrisso (October 14-23) A Very Holly Moosemas Rom-Com Christmas Play by Jean Caimpi, Directed by Julie Owen (December 2-18) The Outsider Political Comedy by Paul Slade Smith, Directed by Kathy Pero (February 3-12) Beer for Breakfast Comedy by Sean Grennan, Directed by Revis Bell (March 17-26) Ann No Holds Barred Play about Texas Govenor Ann Richards, written by Holland Taylor, Directed by Jeff Merriman (May 5-14) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
RUSSELL STAGE Sordid Lives Comedy by Del Shores, Co-Directed by Lanier Young & Renea Runnels *Season Extra* Wrinkle in Time A Family Play by Madeleine L’Engle, Adapted by Morgan Gould, Co-Directed by Shawna Glad & Vanessa Pearson Burn A Psychological Thriller, a play by J. Muggleton, Directed by Lanier Young and Assistant Director Lorie Halford Dashing Through the Snow a Comedy by J. Jones, N. Hope & J. Wooten, Directed by Julie Owen Four Old Broads a Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels Rustlers of Red Rock a Melodrama by D. Chapelle, Directed by Jeff Merriman The Bold and Bob (World Premier) a comedy written and directed by Jean Ciampi BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
RUSSELL STAGE Christmas Belles by J. Jones, N. Hope, J. Wooten Directed by Julie Owen Love Letters by A. R. Gurney Directed by Gregory R. Brown Shows cancelled or postponed to the 67th Season due to Covid: Twelfth Night Sordid Lives The Birds Wrinkle in Time BLACK BOX SEASON All shows in the Black Box cancelled due to Covid: The Maiden’s Prayer Welcome to Arroyos Gruesome Playground Injuries
RUSSELL STAGE Plaza Suite by Neil Simon Directed by Leslie Barrera Ravenscroft by Don Nigro Directed by Lanier Young Why Do Fools Fall in Love A Musical written and created by Roger Bean, Musical Arrangement by Jon Newton, Vocal Arrangement by Roger Bean, Directed by Gregory R. Brown, Music Direction by Crystal E. Mata Our Lady of the Tortilla by Louis Santeiro, Directed by Crystal E. Mata (last weekend canceled because of Covid) BLACK BOX SEASON Fat Pig by Neil Labute Directed by Yaya Smith Proof by David Auburn Directed by Zack Varela The Glass Menagerie (This show Canceled for many reasons. Never opened) Directed by Alric Davis
RUSSELL STAGE The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow Directed by Lanier Young Best of Enemies by M.St Germain Directed by Gregory R. Brown Nunsense by Dan Goggin Directed by Zack Varela It’s a Wonderful Life, A live Radio Play by Joe Landry Directed by Zack Varela Making God Laugh by Sean Grennan Directed by Dani Knight Potato Gumbo by Jean Ciampi Directed by Julie Owen How I Became a Pirate by J.Yates Vogt & M. Friedman Directed by Alan G.Atkinson BLACK BOX SEASON Real Women Have Curves by Josefina Lopez Directed by Crystal Mata Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain Directed by Gregory R. Brown The Tin Woman by Sean Grennan Directed by Dani Knight
RUSSELL STAGE Second Samuel by Pamela Parker Directed by Vanessa Pearson Over The Verge, or The Geography of Yearning by Eric Overmyer Directed by Lanier Young The Addams Family Musical Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa, Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Directed by Craig Trauschke A Little Christmas Spirit by Pat Cook Directed by Julie Owen Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang Directed by Revis Bell Bell, Book, and Candle by John Van Druten Directed by Kathleen Heffernan Perf Agnes of God by John Pielmeier Directed by Gregory R. Brown BLACK BOX SEASON Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Zack Varela Accidental Death of An Anarchist by Dario Fo Directed by Alan Gardiner-Atkinson
RUSSELL STAGE The Foreigner by Larry Shue Directed by Janet Sharpley The Spitfire Grill Musical by F. Alley & J. Valcq Directed by Craig Trauschke Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz Directed by Revis Bell Santa Claus is Out Cold by Judie Valentine Directed by Judi Valentine The Cover of Life by R T Robinson Directed by Gregory R. Brown Guilty Coscience by Richard Levinson Directed by Vanessa Pearson Move over Mrs. Markham by John Chapman Directed by Julie Owen BLACK BOX STAGE Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? by Edward Albee Directed by Julie Owen Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Jeff Coletta You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Musical by Clark Gesner and John Gordon Directed by Zack Varela
Goodbye Charlie by George Axelrod Directed by Revis Bell Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman Directed by Craig Trauschke Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee Directed by Gregory R. Brown A Tuna Christmas by J.Sears, J.Williams & E.Howard Directed by Zack Varela The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell Co-Directed by Jada August & Julie Owen The Exact Center of the Universe by Joan V. Thorne Directed by Gregory R. Brown Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon Directed by Julie Owen